Welcome to Hamilton College

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Our Namesake Alexander Hamilton

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Welcome to Hamilton College, which was founded in 1793 with the support of George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, who served as our first trustee and lent his name. That's him on the pedestal … and on the $10 bill in your pocket. He represents many of the same things we value as a college: He was an independent thinker, a persuasive writer, and a powerful speaker whose effect on the new republic was lasting and profound. These days, he's still being appreciated as the subject of the wildly popular Broadway musical. Like our namesake, Hamilton College is pretty popular, too. As you explore this tour, you'll learn why that's true. Before we get started, let me explain the many ways in which you can explore our beautiful campus: - You can click on the front facing arrow to start walking around our campus - You can jump to the next stop by clicking on the "Next" button - If you already know where you want to go, you can select any location by using the list or by clicking directly on the map - Lastly, remember that you can explore any location in more detail by clicking on the 360, photos, or video icons.

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South Residence Hall

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All Hamilton students live in campus housing. This iconic residence hall includes common rooms, singles, quads, and two-room suites with their own bathrooms. The rooms in South feature hardwood floors and are available to students in every class year. Hamilton offers some of the most eclectic housing of any small college in the country. All offer lounges, recreation areas, kitchenettes, and laundry facilities. Hamilton's residence halls are smoke-free and some are designated "quiet halls," while others are substance-free. Access is limited to students with College ID cards.

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Career Center / Bristol Center

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The third floor of Bristol houses the Career Center, whose professional staff members will help you explore career options, obtain career-related experience, connect with the Hamilton alumni and parent career network, and secure your first job or acceptance into graduate school. As part of a new program, each entering student is assigned a career counselor, in the same way that students have a faculty advisor to help navigate the academic program. Here's a fun fact: The Bristol Center is named for the member of the Hamilton Class of 1882 who co-founded the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.

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Commons Dining Hall

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Commons is the larger of the two dining halls on campus. Some students say it reminds them of the great hall in the Harry Potter movies! The College's food service provider is an industry leader for preparing fresh foods using locally grown products. The Culinary Institute-trained chefs prepare a diverse menu of choices for students and employees, many of whom join students over lunch. Commons offers a full-service European deli-bar, meat and vegetarian entrees, an extensive salad bar, a pizza and pasta station, and sushi. Fresh bread, vegetables and fruit, and desserts are among the regular offerings each day.

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Burke Library

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Burke Library is a vibrant learning hub providing information and technology resources including 3D designing and printing, virtual reality equipment, and print and electronic materials — all of which prepare students to create and share ideas using emerging technologies. Our collection contains more than 600,000 books, journals, and DVDs, but through interlibrary loan, we can easily access more than 8.5 million print books and articles. Special collections and archives contain items of unique and international importance. Burke also offers a 24 hour study room, onsite computer repair, and during finals, the library provides snacks!

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Taylor Science Center

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The Taylor Science Center is the largest academic building on campus. It was designed for collaborative learning among faculty and students, with teaching labs for hands-on research. The complex contains a greenhouse, auditorium, coffeehouse, and more than 100 laboratories. Students are supported in their research by a 500-megahertz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, scanning and transmission electron microscopes, and an X-ray diffractometer and fluorescence spectrometer. The building also features a chemistry supercomputer, a laboratory for bioinformatics research, and a psychology statistics laboratory.

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Athletics Center

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Hamilton students are active — academically, socially, and athletically. Our varsity athletes compete in NESCAC, the most highly regarded Division III conference in the country, so our facilities are intended to meet the expectations of competition at such a high level. We also sponsor numerous club and intramural programs. Facilities include historic Sage Rink, Little Squash Center, Scott Field House, a second indoor field house, and Bristol Pool. We also have numerous grass and turf fields, a 400-meter track, tennis courts, and several beautiful glens for walking, hiking, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing.

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Blood Fitness and Dance Center

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The Blood Fitness and Dance Center is typically open 16 hours a day during the week. Here you'll find students, faculty, and staff of all fitness levels using the treadmills, ellipticals, spinning bikes, free weights, Cybex machines, and other exercise equipment. A three-story indoor climbing wall is popular, as are classes for Pilates, Yoga, Power Yoga, Spinning, Cardiokick, and Tai Chi. The College's Dance Studio is also located here.

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Sadove Student Center at Emerson Hall

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The Sadove Student Center houses the College Bookstore and radio station, as well as the student newspaper, offices for student groups, and the Student Activities Office. Many students enjoy smoothies at Euphoria café, which also offers bubble tea and gourmet coffee. The Sadove living room is popular for TV viewing parties, while the basement lounge features student murals along with ping pong and pool tables, and stage lighting for performances.

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Days-Massolo Center

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At Hamilton, we welcome students from different backgrounds and life experiences because such perspectives enrich the conversations that take place in our classes, residence halls, and wherever people encounter one another. The Days-Massolo Center is home to the Women's Center and the LGBTQ Resource Center, and hosts programs and events throughout the year for all members of the Hamilton community.

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Beinecke Student Activities Village

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This bright yellow clapboard facility is located in the center of campus and houses the College diner, the mail center, a light-filled winter porch with comfortable rocking chairs, and plenty of nooks and crannies to study between classes. The Fillius Events Barn is a circular performance and meeting space that hosts coffeehouses, jazz concerts, comedians, and small theatre performances.

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Wellin Museum of Art

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The Wellin Museum of Art is an interdisciplinary teaching laboratory for students and faculty. With its visible archive and open storage, the museum allows visitors to experience the College's growing collection of art and artifacts that span millennia and cultures. The Wellin also serves the broader community, encouraging observation, exploration, and engagement through its presentation of exhibitions on the cutting edge of art, art scholarship, and research in other disciplines. One of the most popular exhibits each year takes place in the spring when senior art majors display their work in the Exhibition Gallery.

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Kennedy Arts Center

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The Kennedy Center for Theatre and the Studio Arts is a spectacular building that opened in 2014. It contains two flexible theatres for student performances and dedicated spaces for woodworking, sculpture, casting, painting, drawing, printmaking, and personal studio space for senior art majors. The building also accommodates lithography, etching, dark room photography, digital printmaking, and a recording studio. Two computer classrooms and a video production room complete with a green screen are available for students. Apart from its instructional purposes, the Kennedy Center has an outdoor amphitheatre, a pond, a breezeway, and a large exhibition space inside the main entrance.

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Milbank Residence Hall

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Milbank is one of seven residence halls on the south side of campus that offers single and double suites. Each has a common area, a kitchen, a shared bathroom and rooms that feature large windows for lots of natural light. From large residence halls to small houses and apartments, and from singles to quads to suites, we offer a wide range of housing options for students.

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McEwen/Schambach Complex

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This is where you'll find Café Opus, a popular coffeehouse, and McEwen, one of the College's two main dining halls that features traditional and vegetarian cuisine. The College's jazz archive is also located here. The Schambach Center is home to Hamilton's vibrant and widely celebrated music program. It houses 17 teaching studios and practice rooms, a music library, faculty offices, and two rehearsal halls. Wellin Performance Hall, a 700-seat auditorium with acoustics to rival any concert hall of its size, hosts internationally recognized visiting artists as well as student and faculty performances.

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Kirner-Johnson Building

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The Kirner-Johnson Building — also known as KJ — houses offices for faculty members in anthropology, East Asian languages and literatures, education studies, economics, government, history, and sociology. It's also home to Hamilton's highly regarded programs in writing, oral communication, and public policy. The building features a comfortable atrium popular with students, team rooms for working on group projects, and five tiered case-method classrooms with the latest technology to support teaching and learning. KJ was Hamilton's first building to be awarded Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Johnson Center for Health and Wellness

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Opened in 2019 and located in the center of campus, the Johnson Center for Health and Wellness demonstrates Hamilton's commitment to enhancing the wellbeing of its students by providing comprehensive, state-of-the-art resources that help set the foundation for a healthy and productive life. The first-floor houses offices, exam rooms, and support spaces for the health services staff, while the second floor is home to the College's Counseling Center staff and related services.

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Outdoor Leadership Center

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Pretty much every weekend, you can find Hamilton students hiking, canoeing, kayaking, skiing, snowshoeing, or otherwise enjoying the nearby Adirondack Park. Trips and programs are organized by the Outdoor Leadership Program, which operates from the Glen House, the central hub for students interested in the outdoors. The Adirondack-style building includes offices and provides equipment for the Outing Club, the Bike Co-Op, the Nordic and Alpine club teams, and the Adirondack Adventure Program. A large room with comfortable couches, bean bag chairs and a working fireplace, and an outside deck with hammocks and seating for 50 make this one of the best hangout spaces on campus.

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Root Glen

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Many students enjoy the peace and serenity of the Root Glen, a seven-and-a-half acre wooded garden and ravine with a small stream located on Hamilton's campus. It's a perfect place to unwind and enjoy the many species of trees, shrubs, and flowers. The glen was originally owned by the family of Elihu Root, a Hamilton graduate and trustee who won the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize. Hamilton's campus is a designated arboretum where trees are grown for scientific and educational purposes. Adjacent to the Root Glen is a larger glen that students use for hiking, jogging, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing.

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Chapel

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Completed in 1827, the Chapel is thought to be the only remaining example of an early three-story church in America. The quill weathervane, which is part of our logo, symbolizes Hamilton's emphasis on writing and speaking. The Chapel is the most recognizable landmark on campus and is dedicated to Hamilton alumni who died serving their country. Even though Hamilton is nondenominational, the Chapel serves as the center of religious life on College Hill. It is home to our staff serving Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, and Unitarian and Universalist students, and is frequently used for public lectures, concerts, and assemblies. A Muslim prayer room is located on the second floor.

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Siuda Admission House

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Your first stop when visiting campus is the Siuda Admission House, where you'll find the admission and financial aid offices. There is no one Hamilton student, just as there is no one Hamilton experience, but the promise we make to all students is the same: At Hamilton, you can: • Study what you love • Be accepted for who you are, and • Prepare to be the person you were meant to become We're also proud of our generous financial aid policy, so for those unable to pay our fees, we make another promise: We'll review your application without considering your financial circumstances and we'll meet your full demonstrated financial need for all four years.

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